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163.253.36.0/22

No anonymizer space · no proxy exits in 30 days

Merit Network Inc. · space held by Internet2

Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
AS237
Type
Business
Risk
0 / 100 · Low

Registrations in this block

The registry's network records over the announcement: those covering it, widest first, then every record inside it, under its parent.

RangeAddressesNetnameHolderTypeCreatedAbuse contact
163.253.0.0/1665,536INTERNET2Internet2 (INTER-395) · USDirect AllocationOct 21, 1992abuse@net.internet2.edu
└ 163.253.36.0/221,024INTERNET2-TSG-ANNARBORInternet2 TSG (C06866340) · USReassignedJan 3, 2018abuse@net.internet2.edu
via INTERNET2

A contact marked “via” is the registry's: the record names none of its own, so the registry hands down its parent's.

Network & registry

AnnouncementRouting historyRPKI & IRRWhois & abuse
Registry

Holder

Organization
Internet2
Handle
INTER-395
Range
163.253.0.0/16
Registration type
Direct Allocation
Record created
Oct 21, 1992
Legacy
yes
Origin network

AS237

US
Name
Merit Network Inc.
Type
Education
Registered
Sep 12, 1988
Domain
merit.edu
Website
www.merit.edu
Industry
Human Rights and Social Advocacy (Human Rights, Environment and Wildlife Conservation, Other)
Spamhaus ASN-DROP
not listed